On The Town: Weekend events

CaptionSmokey Robinson

Mainstream music is such a different beast these days, so the Motown way and "Sound" seem as ancient as a tyrannosaur. Snoop Dogg has tried to bring some of the great rap of the '90s back as creative chairman of Priority Records. But this is nothing compared with how Smokey Robinson has managed...

Mainstream music is such a different beast these days, so the Motown way and "Sound" seem as ancient as a tyrannosaur. Snoop Dogg has tried to bring some of the great rap of the '90s back as creative chairman of Priority Records. But this is nothing compared with how Smokey Robinson has managed...

Pete Rock has produced an impressive amount of beats and rhymes for A-list artists, hip-hop and otherwise, since his duo days with C.L. Smooth. But his songs with Smooth are what hip-hop lovers like most. Rock will also display his turntable skills in a DJ set. Why go: You can get a sample of...

Pete Rock has produced an impressive amount of beats and rhymes for A-list artists, hip-hop and otherwise, since his duo days with C.L. Smooth. But his songs with Smooth are what hip-hop lovers like most. Rock will also display his turntable skills in a DJ set. Why go: You can get a sample of...

It's the "No More Mr. Nice Guy" tour for Alice Cooper, who has been a shock-rock terror for more than 30 years. Aside from the theatrics -- a towering Frankenstein and a guillotine have been spotted at recent shows -- there is good music to be heard. And fans from old-school metalheads to the...

It's the "No More Mr. Nice Guy" tour for Alice Cooper, who has been a shock-rock terror for more than 30 years. Aside from the theatrics -- a towering Frankenstein and a guillotine have been spotted at recent shows -- there is good music to be heard. And fans from old-school metalheads to the...

Lisa Hartman knew all about superstardom when she started dating Clint Black in 1990. She had portrayed rock singer Ciji Dunne on "Knots Landing," posed in big hair and skimpy swimsuits for pinup posters and was the kind of TV personality recognized on the streets. Black, however, was just on...

Lisa Hartman knew all about superstardom when she started dating Clint Black in 1990. She had portrayed rock singer Ciji Dunne on "Knots Landing," posed in big hair and skimpy swimsuits for pinup posters and was the kind of TV personality recognized on the streets. Black, however, was just on...

When German record label Deutsche Grammophon asked Tori Amos if she wanted to make a classical concept album, the conversation went something like this: German record executive: "Would you like to do a modern take on a classical concept album that uses the work of old masters like Bach as a...

When German record label Deutsche Grammophon asked Tori Amos if she wanted to make a classical concept album, the conversation went something like this: German record executive: "Would you like to do a modern take on a classical concept album that uses the work of old masters like Bach as a...